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  • 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

    This is just 1 photo of a few to come in the next few days. I'm doing a 1999 Chevy Suburban full correction. Scratches that are too deep or chips I'm not repairing. Just the swirls for the most part. This paint is thrashed pretty good. I'm doing it over the course of this week at nights after my main job. So another reason why photos will be slow to get on. I am not doing a detail on the vehicle, just the correction process and a polish between the steps.


    More than likely this will be my main go to for the entire vehicle but am going to try the far below ideas and see what each does for me. Since I've got it all week and about 5-6 hours each night to play with it, I've got time.

    Items to be used are as followed:
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    Main go to I believe:


    Clay with Nanoskin Autoscrub 6" Pad with Glide lubricant

    DA Microfiber Correction System
    D300 Correction Compound on 5.5" MF pad
    Either Ultimate Polish or Show Car Glaze on a yellow foam pad
    D301 Finishing Wax on 5.5" MF pad

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    These are ideas to try and see if these work, as well as the MF system

    Taping a section into 1/4's and play around with variations

    1st section - Yellow Foam pad with Ultimate Compound followed by UP then NXT or Ultimate Liguid Wax
    2nd section - Yellow Foam pad with M105 followed by M205 then NXT or Ultimate Liquid Wax
    3rd section - D300 CC with MF pad followed by D301 Finishing Wax
    4th section - D300 CC with MF pad followed by UP or Show Car Glaze followed by D300 Finishing Wax

    Here is a before after photo of one section of a door. Left side I did 5-6 passes with D300 correction compound on a 5.5" MF pad then followed up with D301 Finishing Wax on a 5.5" MF pad.

    This truck has a lots of RIDS and deep scratches and scuffs that are deep. So although it's a big difference from the right side, it'll still have those marks there. I demonstrated with the customer there watching and they were amzed aat the results and how smooth the paint feels, like smooth creamy silky milk chocolate. lol



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    Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

    A few more photos from tonight. After the correction on one side. There are a lot of rids and scratches still left that won't come out.

    Before shots of hood and roof - They really don't show the major swirls.







    Fender before





    After using D300 Correction Compound on the 5.5" MF pad



    I found that the M105 worked well, as did the D300. Ultimate Compound did decent also.

    Side Door - First section done with M105 on a yellow foam pad



    Before doing with Ultimate Compound



    After Ultimate Compound



    Before doing with D300



    After D300



    Tape removed from door showing each quarter - Can't believe what the paint looked liked before with the cross section. Crazy



    Right side not done. Left side done with D300



    Same thing - Right side not done. Left side done with D300




    Still have hood, roof, rear doors and entire passengers side to do with compound, then will apply the finishing wax.
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    • #3
      Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

      More before and after photos. Going to finish tonight the the D301 Finishing Wax.

      Rear Door Before



      Rear Door After - sorry couldn't get the light from overtaking the paint shot, lol



      Rear Door 50/50 shot



      Rear Door Before



      Rear Door After



      Rear Door Before



      Rear Door After



      Passengers Door Before - Notice the house, tree and grass color before, as well as the light stand, cord and the above housing blurred and house colors. Now compare to the after colors and clarity.



      Passengers Door After - Now notice the house, tree and grass color before, as well as the light stand, cord and the above housing much clearer with deeper color.



      Passengers Door Before - Notice the lower middle of the photo with the geese like bird formation. There is also a scratch slightly above and to the right to use as a reference point.



      Passengers Door After - Now notice that geese formation gone using that scratch refernece point. Also notice the red flakes pop more.



      Hood Before - Unfortunately, I didn't get good shots of the swirls. You can kind of see them around the lights.



      Hood After



      Passengers Fender Before



      Passengers Fender After - Definately brings the color out

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      • #4
        Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

        OK finished the job. This job was only paint correction. I ended up going with the Nanoskin Autoscrub 6" pad with Glide lube, then DA MF system using 5.5" MF pads with the D300 correction compound, followed by a quick detailer wipe down then D301 Finishing Wax.

        I did not do any trim outside, windows, chrome, wheel or tires or bumpers. Customer is doing that himself. I hate to not do it, but all that was purchased was the correction. This shine is amazing compared to the old dull look. I did give in and clean up the mirrors, bug guard and used ultimate black on the fender flares. You know how it is, Detailers mindset, lol


        I also did the headlights and parking lights top and bottom.

        Before headlights



        After headlights



        I used Meg's Clear Plastic Cleaner #17 and Polish #10 - I didn't do a hardcore clean and polish. But it's a dramatic difference from the dull look.

        Before bug guard





        50/50 bug guard shot





        After bug guard





        Anywho hope all enjoy it. Now to the customer who's on here. FINISH THE JOB!! lol I want those tires and chrome and running boards etc. looking good.

        I have a lot of reflection shots.

        Driver's Side











        Roof Before



        Roof After





        Hood Before





        Hood After









        Passenger's Side

















        Rear Doors



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        • #5
          Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

          Good job!

          Perhaps you could have tried M105 on the MF cutting pad if the D300 was still leaving swirls/scratches behind.

          Huge improvement anyway!
          Originally posted by Blueline
          I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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          • #6
            Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

            I did do the M105 on a few areas and it cleaned them up. Still has several deeper scratches that will still be there!

            I also just noticed the last set of pictures under the HOOD BEFORE headline, that first photo is actually the roof pic. Can't edit now.
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            • #7
              Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

              Looks awesome... Thanks

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              • #8
                Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                Nice yob!looks like your getting the hang of things.the last Sub. I did was a nightmare and took 13 hr to fully correct.I like that your trying different product to see what works, that's what make a detailer.

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                • #9
                  Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                  Originally posted by jimiv View Post
                  Looks awesome... Thanks
                  That's all you can say? Really. Your first post on here and you can't say more???? Geesh and the things I do for people!

                  Oh and since no one knows, I know him and his horrible burb he brought me that now looks awesome! lol

                  To Please : I did this one in about 12 hours. I could have spent a little more time in some areas but we weren't going for perfect paint. But it does look really good now in the sun.
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                  • #10
                    Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                    Great job SnS, I hope that the owner paid you well and gave you a tip also. You really brought that truck back to life. How did you do the roof of the vehicle? Standing on a 6' step ladder? I have kind of been avoiding it on my 2006 Ody....

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                    • #11
                      Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                      I used a step stool is all, while standing on the inside door sill. Gets you closer when the doors are open. lol And thank you for the comments.
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                      • #12
                        Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                        This is another before after shot. The first pic was already posted, but the second one is his burb at work under the sun.

                        Hood Before



                        Hood After

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                        • #13
                          Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                          Beautiful!
                          Originally posted by Blueline
                          I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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                          • #14
                            Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                            Thank you. This is a full shot of the truck at work.

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                            • #15
                              Re: 1999 Chevy Suburban - First Paint Correction

                              Man, you got one heck of a hammered car to perform your first correction on. All in all, very nice job.
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